This has been a wonderful summer of cricket. As hard as it may seem, there is now a break until the World Cup warm games begin on 12th February. We will bring you all the action as it happens. Until then, this is Sid V, signing off on behalf of Pradeep, Srivathsa and Thiru. Enjoy your Sunday.

White: I hope Watson can get better and we hope that he can continue his form. We are happy with the win, but there are some areas which we need to improve. I am quite happy with the captaincy. I got a few starts in the series, but I am disappointed that I did not carry on and make a big score. We are playing pretty well, but in the World Cup, we need to play much better.

Strauss: We have played a lot of cricket with the Aussies. We were thoroughly outplayed in this series and we had a great time here. Winning the Ashes 3-1 is certainly a proud moment in our career. We are not happy with the way the ODI series has gone through. However, the conditions in the sub-continent will be different and we can hope that we perform well. We lost too many quick wickets and we have to correct that for the World Cup. We need to play smart cricket.

Adam Voges: It was great to get an opportunity and contribute to a victory. I was excited and I made the most of it. The boys have played very well and they carried the momentum today.

Shane Watson is the Man of the Series for his outstanding all-round contributions. He scored 306 runs at an average of 61 and also picked up six wickets.

Adam Voges is the MoM for his outstanding, unbeaten 80 off 72 balls. This was his 2nd ODI fifty.

On the other hand, Australia will be pretty thrilled at the comeback after a miserable test series. They had several positives in the form of Watson and Haddin looking good as a pair, Clarke showed signs of returning to some sort of form while the biggest gains were in the form of David Hussey and the bowling unit which clicked barring a couple of matches. There were injury problems in the form of Ponting and Michael Hussey missing from the ODI squad. Ponting is expected to be fully fit for the WC while Michael Hussey is a major doubt. Clearly Australia will go to the WC in a better frame of mind as compared to that of England.

England will be relieved that the series and the long tour is finally over, though the long tour resulted in both teams suffering quite a few injury problems. Broad, Swann and Bresnan were sent back at various stages of the tour with various ailments. Bresnan is said to be a major doubt for the WC. The batting looked shaky with only Trott being an exception. Strauss had a couple of useful scores while Pietersen, Morgan, Collingwood and Bell had poor ODI series. It became even worse when Morgan had to pull out of the final ODI with an injury that threatens his participation in the WC. The bowling unit looks good though conditions in India will be a lot more tougher as compared to that of Australia. Andy Flower will have a tough time re-organising his squad and make them competition ready in a couple of weeks time.

Series summary: England entered into the 7-match ODI series high on confidence following the historic Ashes victory. Their hopes of a successful ODI series went sour in the very first match when Shane Watson inspired Australia to chase 294 at the MCG. It was followed by another fine rearguard action by Shaun Marsh as he pulled Australia from the brink at 142/8 to 230 which proved to be a match-winning score. A fine unbeaten knock from David Hussey put the Aussies 3-0 ahead before England finally managed to pull things back as they reduced the deficit at Adelaide. The flood relief match was an inspiration for the Aussies at the Gabba as they sealed the series before a record chasing victory put them 5-1 ahead at SCG.

Australia mauled England by a massive margin in the 7th and final ODI to win the series 6-1. England were never in the hunt right from the beginning of the chase as they lost their skipper in the 1st over. Pietersen looked dreadful in his short stay which was terminated by Mitchell Johnson. Trott had a rare failure while Bell continued to disappoint in the ODI format. Prior showed some stomach for a fight adding 55 runs for the 6th wicket with Yardy but it was Australia who were always under control as Cameron White started his captaincy stint with a handsome victory. Johnson was the pick of the Aussie bowlers while Tait and Krejza looked threatening at times and ordinary otherwise.

43.6

Hastings to Anderson, out Caught by Haddin!! Australia have won the series 6-1. Short delivery, rears up close to the body of Anderson, he goes for the pull and ends up top edging it to the off side, Haddin runs from behind the wicket, settles underneath it and takes the catch, Anderson hung around for some time and they asked the umpires to check for the no-ball, umpire Rauf had a talk with the square leg umpire and he gave it out, a bit of a dramatic end to the last ball of the summer, but Australia are deserving winners. Anderson c Haddin b Hastings 4(7) [4s-1]

Hastings to Anderson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.5

Hastings to Anderson, FOUR!!, poor ball, short on leg stump, Anderson makes a lot of room, carves it into the gap square on the off side

43.4

Hastings to Anderson, no run, almost a chance but Anderson survives, back of a length angled just outside off, Anderson makes room and carves it to backward point, mistimes it and the ball falls just in front of the fielder

43.3

Hastings to Yardy, 1 run, length delivery on leg stump, Yardy adopts a leg side stance, thumps it to deep mid wicket, goes on the bounce to Voges, he did not time it well

43.2

Hastings to Yardy, no run, the famous Hastings bouncer, bangs it half way down the pitch, bowls it with the roll of the fingers, Yardy swings, but misses

43.1

Hastings to Yardy, no run, angles a slow, short delivery outside off, Yardy waits back, flat bats it to long off, does not take the run

John Hastings [8.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

42.6

Tait to Anderson, no run, short, sharp bouncer just outside off, Anderson drags his bat inside the line and lets it go

Tait to Anderson, wide, short delivery, but swings down the leg side, Anderson misses the tickle to fine leg, another wide is given

42.4

Tait to Anderson, no run, again aims for the yorker, but sprays it wide outside off, Anderson reaches out for it but can't connect

42.3

Tait to Yardy, 1 run, Yardy already backs away to the leg side, Tait bangs it short on leg stump, pulls it to mid wicket

42.2

Tait to Yardy, no run, low full toss speared wide outside off, Yardy reaches out for it and pushes the ball to point

42.1

Tait to Yardy, no run, Yardy keeps backing away to the leg side, Tait fires a full toss wide outside off, Yardy can't reach at it and Haddin takes it

41.6

Bollinger to Anderson, no run, attempts the yorker, bowls a low full toss on the stumps, Anderson goes back and taps it to mid on

41.5

Bollinger to Yardy, leg byes, 1 run, again a touch short, rolls his fingers over the ball, Yardy looks to lift it over the leg side, he swings too early and gets hit on the body, rolls to the ground and they sneak a leg bye

41.4

Bollinger to Yardy, SIX!!, that is even better, short of length delivery on leg stump, Yardy waits for it and swings it, the ball comes off the middle of the bat, sails over the backward square leg boundary

41.3

Bollinger to Yardy, FOUR!!, Yardy again backs away, Bollinger follows him with a length delivery, Yardy has a swing, the ball takes the bottom edge and rolls to fine leg, 2ndFIFTY!! for Yardy, gutsy innings from the left hander

41.2

Bollinger to Yardy, 2 runs, that has been hit like a rocket, fuller length delivery just outside off, Yardy goes past and blasts it just past Bolly's head, goes to the long off fence, mighty close call for Bolly and his artificial hair

41.1

Bollinger to Yardy, 2 runs, short outside off, Yardy stays back and pulls it over mid on, does not get the timing right, rolls to long on for a couple

James Anderson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

40.6

Tait to Finn, out Bowled!! This is beautiful bowling from Tait! Fast yorker, tails into Finn, he makes room and looks to thump it down the ground, he misses and the ball crashes into the base of leg stump, Australia one wicket away from making it 6-1. Finn b Tait 0(3)

Tait to Finn, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

40.5

Tait to Finn, no run, fuller length, tails in a bit, but it is wide outside off, Finn leaves it

40.4

Tait to Finn, no run, Finn backs away, Tait bangs it short on the stumps, Finn looks to push it to the off side, the ball goes past the outside edge

Steven Finn, right handed bat, comes to the crease

40.3

Tait to Plunkett, out Caught by Haddin!! That is what pace can do to a batsman! Full, straight delivery just outside off, Plunkett goes for the drive, gets a thick outside edge that is snapped up by Haddin, Tait does it for Australia. Plunkett c Haddin b Tait 20(32) [6s-1]

Tait to Plunkett, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.2

Tait to Plunkett, no run, on a good length, nips in a touch, Plunkett makes room and looks to thump it through the covers, gets beaten

40.1

Tait to Plunkett, no run, short, sharp delivery outside off, Plunkett backs away and looks to upper-cut it to third man, he gets beaten

Shaun Tait [6.0-0-46-1] is back into the attack

39.6

Bollinger to Yardy, no run, that was nasty, Bollinger bangs one in short that follows Yardy as he backed away, he swings and the ball thuds into the thigh guard and onto the bottom of the helmet

39.5

Bollinger to Yardy, 2 runs, Yardy again backs away, Bollinger bowls a slow, length delivery on leg stump, Yardy checks his shot and bunts it to deep square leg for a couple

39.4

Bollinger to Yardy, FOUR!!, too short from Bolly, gives it a bit of width outside off, Yardy makes room and upper-cuts it to third man for another boundary

39.3

Bollinger to Yardy, no run, again backs away, Bollinger follows him with a short of length delivery, cramps him for room, Yardy pulls it to mid wicket, White has a shy at the bowler's end, he misses, Plunkett was a goner

39.2

Bollinger to Yardy, FOUR!!, fuller length outside off, Yardy again backs away, carves it over the fielder at cover point, Paine could not spot the ball in the background, rolls to sweeper cover for a much needed boundary

39.1

Bollinger to Yardy, no run, starts from over the wicket, bowls it short and wide outside off, Yardy backs away and looks to carve it over cover, misses it

38.6

David Hussey to Plunkett, 2 runs, full and quick outside off, Plunkett employs a kind of punch/sweep shot to mid wicket, goes into the gap for a couple

38.5

David Hussey to Plunkett, no run, flatter outside off, mistimes it to mid on

38.4

David Hussey to Plunkett, no run, quicker outside off, driven to short extra cover, but finds the fielder

38.3

David Hussey to Plunkett, no run, flatter just outside off, pushed back to the bowler

38.2

David Hussey to Yardy, 1 run, quick and full on the off stump, Yardy gets down and lap sweeps it to fine leg

38.1

David Hussey to Plunkett, 1 run, quick just outside off, gets forward and taps it to cover point

37.6

Hastings to Yardy, 2 runs, shouts of catch it but Yardy is safe, full, slower delivery floated on the off and middle stump, Yardy looks to paddle it to fine leg, but he gets beaten by the change of pace, ends up chipping it high to deep square leg, but it again falls safely into the gap

37.5

Hastings to Yardy, no run, good length angled across outside off, Yardy pushes it behind point

37.4

Hastings to Plunkett, 1 run, short delivery, sharp one on middle, Plunkett goes back and pulls, but only top edges it to fine leg, but it falls safely

37.3

Hastings to Plunkett, 2 runs, full, slower delivery on the off stump, Plunkett plays it late, opens the face and guides it to third man, Bollinger runs to his left and stops it just in front of the ropes, they take a couple

37.2

Hastings to Plunkett, no run, short of length delivery wide outside off, Plunkett goes for the cut, but the ball bounces a bit more, gets beaten

37.1

Hastings to Plunkett, no run, starts off with a fuller length delivery outside off, Plunkett gets forward and drives it to cover

John Hastings [7.0-0-29-0] is back into the attack

36.6

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, Yardy again backs away to the leg side, David Hussey fires it fast and yorker length on leg stump, Yardy jams it to the ground, goes past the keeper but they don't take the single

David Hussey to Yardy, 1 run, Yardy makes room, David Hussey follows him with a full and flat delivery that he pushes to cover

36.3

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, quicker on the stumps, Yardy attempts the paddle sweep, but finds the fielder

36.2

David Hussey to Plunkett, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Plunkett works it to backward square leg

36.1

David Hussey to Plunkett, no run, full, quick delivery outside off, Plunkett looks to squeeze it out to the off side, misses it and the keeper collects it, however, the wind is so strong that it has blown the bails away, slight confusion for the players, Haddin appealed for the stumping but Plunkett was in

35.6

Krejza to Yardy, no run, tossed up just outside the leg stump, Yardy sweeps it to short fine leg, but straight to the fielder

35.5

Krejza to Yardy, no run, flatter just outside off, Yardy looks to carve it through cover, mistimes it to the off side

35.4

Krejza to Plunkett, 1 run, short, slow delivery on the stumps, Plunkett goes for the pull, this time he top edges it, but it falls safely in the backward square leg region

35.3

Krejza to Plunkett, no run, quicker on the stumps, Plunkett looks to turn it to the leg side, but he closes the face a bit too early, gets a leading edge that rolls to short third man

35.2

Krejza to Plunkett, no run, flatter just outside off, pushed back to the bowler

35.1

Krejza to Plunkett, SIX!!, finally, the big hit comes, tossed up, given a bit more air outside off, Plunkett gets underneath the delivery and whacks it high over widish long on, the breeze just about carries it over the ropes

34.6

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, quicker just outside off, Yardy pushes it to cover

34.5

David Hussey to Yardy, 2 runs, flatter just outside off, Yardy makes room and slices it square on the off side for a couple

34.4

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, fires it quick on the middle and leg stump, Yardy taps it to the leg side

34.3

David Hussey to Plunkett, 1 run, Plunkett skips down the pitch, David Hussey drags it short, Plunkett punches it to long off

34.2

David Hussey to Plunkett, no run, flatter delivery, pushes it through just outside off, Plunkett pushes forward and looks to defend, the ball beats the outside edge

34.1

David Hussey to Yardy, 1 run, full just outside off, gets forward and drives it to cover

David Hussey [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

33.6

Krejza to Plunkett, no run, tossed up, given some air outside off, spins into Plunkett, he gets forward and works it with the spin to short fine leg

33.5

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, looped up just outside off, Yardy drops it to point and sets off for a quick single

33.5

Krejza to Yardy, wide, quicker delivery, but fires it down the leg side, wide given

33.4

Krejza to Yardy, no run, flatter on leg stump, turns it to short fine leg

33.3

Krejza to Plunkett, 1 run, drags it short again on the stumps, Plunkett goes back and pulls it to deep mid wicket, Paine anticipates it well to his left, slides and keeps it down to a single

33.2

Krejza to Plunkett, no run, tossed up, spins into Plunkett, he taps it to the leg side

33.1

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, short just outside off, Yardy goes back and pushes it to sweeper cover

32.6

Johnson to Plunkett, no run, that was an absolute beauty from Johnson, lands it on a good length, curls away at the last moment, Plunkett is squared up as he looks to work it to the leg side, the ball thuds into the back pad, rolls to Haddin, replays show that there was no edge on the bat and the ball was bouncing over the stumps

England have opted for the review here. The batsman in question is Plunkett. The question is whether it was for a caught behind or LBW. He looks to be safe on both counts.

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, looped up on the middle and leg stump, Yardy nudges it to mid on, takes a quick single, the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but he misses

31.4

Krejza to Yardy, no run, short just outside off, gets a bit of extra bounce, Yardy cuts it it to backward point, but straight to the fielder

31.3

Krejza to Yardy, no run, tossed up on the stumps, goes back and punches it back to the bowler

31.2

Krejza to Yardy, no run, flatter on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

31.1

Krejza to Yardy, 2 runs, flighted delivery, given some loop but just outside the leg stump, Yardy sweeps it to fine leg, the fielder pulls it back in and they take a couple

30.6

Johnson to Yardy, 1 run, on a good length, but on the middle and leg stump line, Yardy tucks it to backward square leg

30.5

Johnson to Yardy, no run, full, pitched up on the off stump, Yardy drives it to mid on

30.5

Johnson to Yardy, wide, another one, sprays it well down the leg side this time

30.5

Johnson to Yardy, wide, length delivery, but slides down the leg side, Yardy misses the tickle to fine leg and wide is given

30.4

Johnson to Yardy, no run, full in the channel outside off, Yardy leaves it

30.3

Johnson to Yardy, no run, stifled appeal for an LBW, but not given, lands a length delivery on middle, cuts back into Yardy and skids into him, he gets hit on the pad, Johnson appeals and they do not take the review, it was a close call though, that would have hit the bails

30.2

Johnson to Yardy, no run, fuller length in the zone outside off, Yardy lets it go

30.1

Johnson to Yardy, no run, starts from over the wicket, angles a back of a length delivery on middle, nips into Yardy, he looks to work it to the leg side, gets hit on the pads and rolls to the ground

Mitchell Johnson [5.0-0-13-3] is back into the attack

29.6

Krejza to Plunkett, no run, tossed up outside off, Plunkett plunges forward, gets the bat close to the pad, blocks it to the leg side

29.5

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, short and outside off, Yardy cuts it behind point

Krejza to Wright, out Caught by Bollinger at short third man!! That is a great catch from Bolly and England sink further! Flighted delivery, given a bit more air, spins into Wright, he looks to thump it through the covers, gets an outside edge that lobs to short third man, Bolly runs forward and lunges to his right to take a good, low catch, Australia come closer. Wright c Bollinger b Krejza 24(19) [4s-4]

Krejza to Wright, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

29.2

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, quick and short outside off, Yardy cuts it to deep backward point, thinks about a couple, but they take a single

29.1

Krejza to Wright, 1 run, looped up, spins into Wright, he makes room and pushes it to cover point

28.6

David Hussey to Wright, 1 run, full and flat just outside off, Wright taps it softly to point, takes a quick single

28.5

David Hussey to Wright, 2 runs, tossed up just outside off, Wright cuts it to square third man, Hastings runs to his left from deep backward point and they take a couple

28.4

David Hussey to Yardy, 1 run, drifts onto the pads of Yardy, he nudges it to square leg

28.3

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, flatter outside off, pushed to cover

28.2

David Hussey to Yardy, no run, flatter and fuller on the stumps, driven to short cover

28.1

David Hussey to Wright, 1 run, tosses this full just outside off, Wright drives it to cover, thinks about a couple, but they settle for a single

David Hussey, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Drinks are on the field now

27.6

Krejza to Yardy, no run, tossed up just outside off, Yardy angles the bat and dabs it to the off side

27.5

Krejza to Yardy, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg stump, given a bit more loop, taps it back to the bowler, that ball drifted in a bit

27.4

Krejza to Wright, 1 run, looped up, but again short in length, Wright goes back and works it to backward square leg with the spin

27.3

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, flatter just outside off, pushes it to cover point

27.2

Krejza to Wright, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Wright stays back and cuts it square on the off side

27.1

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, slow, short delivery outside off, Yardy goes back and drives it to cover

26.6

Tait to Wright, 2 runs, Wright comes down the track, Tait drags it short and wide outside off, Wright reaches out for it, toe ends the cut shot to deep backward point for a couple

26.6

Tait to Wright, no ball, FOUR!!, woahh, he lost control of that, tries for the yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss down the leg side, beats Haddin and races to the fine leg fence, could have been a wide but Tait has overstepped, free-hit coming up

26.5

Tait to Wright, no run, another sharp bouncer, Wright goes for the pull, but the ball goes past the bat before he swings, gets beaten

26.4

Tait to Wright, no run, good reponse from Tait, fast and sharp bouncer on the stumps, Wright ducks out of the line and lets it go

26.3

Tait to Wright, FOUR!!, great shot from Wright, fuller length outside off, Wright comes on the frontfoot, drives it past the gap at point and cover, goes to the deep extra cover boundary

26.2

Tait to Wright, no run, just on a good length, tails in just outside off, Wright flashes at it, the ball takes the toe-end and rolls to the ground

26.1

Tait to Wright, no run, back of a length just outside off, Wright plays the late cut, hits it hard into the ground, Krejza moves to his left and stops it from going further

Shaun Tait [5.0-0-35-1] is back into the attack

25.6

Krejza to Wright, 1 run, short in length but this time outside off, Wright cuts it square on the off side

25.5

Krejza to Wright, FOUR!!, and again, Krejza is missing his line here, drags it short and Wright pulls it uppishly, just over the head of the square leg fielder, races away to the deep square leg fence

25.4

Krejza to Wright, FOUR!!, poor bowling, drags this short and slow on the stumps, gives Wright ample time to rock back, pulls it to deep square leg

25.3

Krejza to Wright, no run, run-out chance missed, looped up on the stumps, Wright goes back and taps it to the leg side, lots of hesitation in the running as Wright sets off for the single, Yardy stops and sends him back, Paine runs in from square leg, but does not pick it up cleanly and Wright dives back into the crease

25.2

Krejza to Wright, 2 runs, slow, loopy delivery, but drags it short and on the middle and leg stump, Wright tickles it to fine leg for a couple

25.1

Krejza to Prior, out Caught by David Hussey at cover!! First wicket in ODIs for Krejza. Tossed up just outside off, given a bit more drift, Prior does not get to the pitch of the ball, ends up checking his drive shot at the last moment, chips it to David Hussey at cover who dives forward to his right and takes the catch, good bowling from Krejza. Prior c David Hussey b Krejza 39(51) [4s-3]

Krejza to Prior, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

24.6

Hastings to Yardy, no run, on a good length, shapes away outside off, Yardy shoulders arms

24.5

Hastings to Yardy, 2 runs, fuller length but strays on the leg stump, Yardy clips it into the gap at deep mid wicket, goes into the gap for a comfortable couple

Krejza to Prior, 1 run, drags this one short on middle, Prior covers the line and pulls it along the carpet to deep square leg

23.5

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Yardy goes back and cracks it to sweeper cover

23.4

Krejza to Yardy, no run, Krejza tosses this one up, Yardy comes down the track and converts it into a low full toss, but bunts it back to the bowler

23.3

Krejza to Prior, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, spins into Prior, he covers the spin and works it behind square on the leg side

23.2

Krejza to Prior, no run, looped up, given a bit more drift, Prior taps it back to the bowler

23.1

Krejza to Prior, no run, tossed up, spins into Prior, he again employs the reverse sweep, but the ball bounces a bit more, he misses and the ball hits him on the arm

22.6

Hastings to Yardy, no run, fuller length floated on middle and off, driven back to the bowler

22.5

Hastings to Prior, 1 run, good length on the middle and leg stump, Prior whips it to mid wicket

22.4

Hastings to Prior, no run, full delivery angled into middle and off, pushed back to the bowler

22.3

Hastings to Yardy, 1 run, top edged but safe, short delivery on the middle and leg stump, Yardy swivels on the back foot and pulls, gets a top edge that falls on the bounce to the fielder at fine leg

22.2

Hastings to Yardy, no run, on a good length in the zone just outside off, Yardy looks to play it late and run it down to third man, the ball just misses the outside edge

22.1

Hastings to Yardy, no run, fuller length angled across just outside off, Yardy watches it and lets it go

21.6

Krejza to Yardy, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Yardy goes back, makes room and cuts it square on the off side

21.5

Krejza to Yardy, 2 runs, flatter, short in length and spins away outside off, Yardy thumps it through the gap at cover for a couple

21.4

Krejza to Prior, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, gets forward and eases it to long on

21.3

Krejza to Prior, 2 runs, flighted delivery, tosses it up slightly wide outside off, Prior drives it past short cover, rolls to the gap at deep extra cover for a couple

21.2

Krejza to Prior, no run, tossed up just outside off, gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler

21.1

Krejza to Prior, FOUR!!, the reverse sweep from Prior and it pays off, full and flat on middle and off, Prior employs the reverse sweep and sweeps it hard to third man, good connection

20.6

Hastings to Prior, 1 run, just on a good length outside off, Prior angles the bat and guides it to third man

20.5

Hastings to Prior, FOUR!!, unlucky for Hastings, back of a length, nips back into Prior, he hangs his bat out, gets an inside edge that rolls to the vacant fine leg region

20.4

Hastings to Yardy, 1 run, good length slanted across just outside off, Yardy drops it to the off side, stutters initially to take the run and he sets off, David Hussey moves quickly and fires the throw at the bowler's end, he runs in between the stumps and the throw, he survives

20.3

Hastings to Prior, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Prior cuts it to deep backward point

20.3

Hastings to Prior, wide, short delivery, goes down the leg side, Prior goes for the hook shot, misses it and another wide is given, 15th wide for the Aussies

20.2

Hastings to Prior, no run, just short of a good length outside off, nips back a touch, Prior opens the face and looks to guide it to third man, he misses and Australia appeal, they go up in appeal but the umpire's finger stays down, they call for a review and replays show that there was no edge, Prior survives and Australia lose an appeal

Well, Australia have called for the review. The batsman in question is Prior. The question is whether there was a faint nick.

20.1

Hastings to Prior, no run, floats a full delivery just outside off, Prior taps it to point

John Hastings [4.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

19.6

Krejza to Prior, 1 run, shorter in length, spins back into Prior who adjusts late and dabs it towards the off-side to retain strike

19.5

Krejza to Prior, no run, slightly shorter delivery spinning into Prior who clips it to short fine leg

Hastings to Prior, no run, back of a length delivery angling into Prior who gets across and defends it

14.6

Johnson to Prior, 1 run, short of good length delivery outside off, Prior opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man to retain strike

14.5

Johnson to Prior, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Prior defends it to cover point

14.4

Johnson to Prior, no run, length delivery outside off, Prior fishes at that and it buzzes past the outside edge

14.3

Johnson to Prior, no run, short of good length outside off, Prior defends it towards cover

14.2

Johnson to Prior, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Prior drives it straight to the fielder at cover

Michael Yardy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

14.1

Johnson to Bell, out Caught by Tait at third man!! England are in dire straits now as Bell departs, short delivery outside off, Bell looks to cut it over the off-side cordon, gets more of a top edge and ends up slicing it to Tait who was patrolling the area at third man, England continue to stumble as they lose half their side. Bell c Tait b Johnson 8(16) [4s-1]

Johnson to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.6

Hastings to Bell, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Bell defends it towards cover point and calls for a single

13.5

Hastings to Prior, 1 run, Prior gives the charge and pulls a short delivery on a bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single

13.4

Hastings to Prior, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Prior defends it back towards Hastings

13.3

Hastings to Bell, 1 run, opens the face of the bat to a length delivery and takes off for a quick single towards cover point

13.2

Hastings to Prior, 1 run, short of good length outside off, Prior opens the face of the bat and runs it past the man at slip for a single

13.1

Hastings to Prior, no run, good length delivery outside off, Prior defends it towards the off-side

Johnson to Pietersen, out Caught by Krejza at point!! Pietersen lived by the sword and perishes by the same, fuller length delivery outside off, Pietersen's eyes lit up as he saw the width, he tries to go through the off-side cordon, strikes it well but straight to the fielder at backward point who makes no mistake, England continue to lose wickets at crucial moments. Pietersen c Krejza b Johnson 26(31) [4s-3]

Bollinger to Bell, no run, length delivery outside off, Bell gets back and defends it solidly

9.4

Bollinger to Bell, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off, Bell gets on top of the bounce and cuts it past cover point, nice sound as the ball met the bat there

9.3

Bollinger to Pietersen, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Pietersen pushes it to mid-off and calls for another easy single

9.2

Bollinger to Bell, 1 run, short delivery on the middle and leg, Bell rolls his wrists and pulls it down to fine leg for a single to get off the mark

9.1

Bollinger to Pietersen, 1 run, short of good length delivery on the middle and leg, Pietersen flicks it wide off mid-on for a single

Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.6

Johnson to Trott, out Caught by David Hussey at 1st slip!! Australia have struck the sucker blow here, fuller length delivery angling across Trott, he pushed at that without moving his feet and only manages a thick outside edge that is safely pouched by the younger Hussey standing at 1st slip, England lose their most inform player of the series as the struggle continues. Trott c David Hussey b Johnson 14(22) [4s-1]

Johnson to Trott, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

8.5

Johnson to Pietersen, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, caught behind at drives it firmly at mid-off and calls for an easy single

8.4

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, short and outside off, extra bounce on that delivery, Pietersen has a half hearted jab at that and misses

Bollinger to Pietersen, FOUR!!, short delivery outside off, Pietersen savagely pulls it up and over mid-wicket, top-shot indeed

6.6

Johnson to Trott, no run, run-out chance missed, Trott taps it straight to the fielder at cover point and sets off for a suicidal single, Pietersen sents him back, he would have been out had Paine made a direct hit

6.5

Johnson to Trott, FOUR!!, beautifully played, fuller length delivery outside off, Trott gets on top of the bounce and drives it in the gap between cover point and backward point, the two fielders give chase to no anvil

6.4

Johnson to Trott, no run, short bouncer going well over Trott who watches it carefully and ducks under it

6.3

Johnson to Pietersen, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Pietersen drives it past Trott and sets off for an easy single

6.2

Johnson to Pietersen, no run, short of good length delivery on the middle and leg, Pietersen defends it back towards the bowler

6.1

Johnson to Pietersen, 2 runs, starts off with a good length delivery on the middle and leg, Pietersen clips it wide off mid-wicket for a couple

Mitchell Johnson, comes into the attack

5.6

Bollinger to Pietersen, 1 run, almost chopped it back on, short of good length delivery outside off, Pietersen looked to steer it down towards third man and gets an inside edge that just evades the off-stump

5.5

Bollinger to Trott, 1 run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Trott walks across and clips it away towards backward square leg

5.4

Bollinger to Trott, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Trott chops it towards gully

5.3

Bollinger to Trott, no run, comes down the track and cuts it straight to the fielder at backward point

5.2

Bollinger to Trott, no run, short and just outside off, Trott dabs it straight to the fielder at point

5.1

Bollinger to Trott, 2 runs, Trott comes down the track and cuts a delivery which bounces over the man at point, they take an easy two

4.6

Tait to Pietersen, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Pietersen clips it superbly past mid-on, no need to run for those, it screams to the boundary

4.5

Tait to Pietersen, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Pietersen goes after it and is beaten, he is really looking in an ultra aggressive mood

4.4

Tait to Pietersen, FOUR!!, short and outside off, Pietersen walks towards the bowler and cuts it past the man at cover point, no need to run for those

4.4

Tait to Pietersen, wide, short and wide outside off, it would have been a wide in any form of the game

4.4

Tait to Pietersen, wide, short delivery going well down the leg, Pietersen looks to pull it away, misses, wide signaled by the umpire

Tait to Trott, no run, fuller length delivery swinging into Trott who moves across and defends it towards cover

2.5

Tait to Trott, wide, this one is way down the leg, another wide signalled by the umpire

2.5

Tait to Trott, wide, England are getting runs only through extras, wide outside off and moving away, wide signalled

2.4

Tait to Trott, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Trott gets right back and defends it

2.3

Tait to Trott, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Trott clips it straight to the fielder at square leg

2.3

Tait to Trott, wide, shovels it well down the legs, wide called

2.2

Tait to Pietersen, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Pietersen gets it off the toe-end of the bat towards gully, they hurry for a quick single

2.1

Tait to Pietersen, no run, short delivery outside off , Pietersen sways away from the line of the ball

Kevin Pietersen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.6

Bollinger to Davies, out Caught by Haddin!! Davies departs, he was never comfortable playing on the front-foot, slightly short outside off, Davies feels he has the chance to get onto his backfoot and pull it towards the onside, the ball is not that short and all he manages is a top-edge straight up in the air, Haddin calls for it and takes it without any fuss, both the openers are back in the hut for ducks.Davies c Haddin b Bollinger 0(6)

Bollinger to Davies, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.5

Bollinger to Davies, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Davies drives it in the air but well short of the man at cover

1.4

Bollinger to Davies, no run, good length delivery outside off and nipping away, Davies shoulders arms

1.4

Bollinger to Davies, wide, full and swinging away, Davies chases and misses, wide signalled, the crowds do not like it, lots of boos for the umpire

1.3

Bollinger to Davies, no run, short and outside off, Davies has got nothing to do with it, the ball thuds into Haddin's gloves

1.2

Bollinger to Trott, leg byes, 1 run, short of good length on the middle and leg, Trott gets it on his thigh guard and they take a leg-bye

1.1

Bollinger to Trott, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping in a bit, Trott covers his stumps, lifts his bat and lets it go

Doug Bollinger, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Tait to Davies, no run, short and rearing up on Davies outside off, he does well to sway away from the line, ends a fast and furious first over from Tait

0.5

Tait to Davies, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Davies has a loose frail at that and misses, he played over the delivery

0.5

Tait to Davies, wide, shovels it well down the leg this time, the umpire stretches his arms again

0.4

Tait to Trott, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Trott opens the face of the bat and steers it wide off point for a single

0.4

Tait to Trott, wide, way outside off-stump and further shaping away, wide signalled

0.3

Tait to Trott, no run, short of good length outside off, Trott moves across and defends it towards square leg

Jonathan Trott, right handed bat, comes to the crease

0.2

Tait to Strauss, out Bowled!! Too fast and furious for Strauss, fuller length delivery shaping into Strauss from outside off, it straightened a tad, Strauss was very late in bringing his bat down and is comprehensively cleaned up, the English skipper ends his tour with a blob and England lose an early wicket. Strauss b Tait 0(2)

Tait to Strauss, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

0.1

Tait to Strauss, no run, good length delivery outside off and nipping away a touch, Strauss lets it go

Strauss and Davies are at the crease. Strauss is on strike. Tait will open the attack

It has been a fantastic recovery from Australia. After winning the toss on a good pitch, the Aussie openers got off to a slow start. The England bowlers maintained a tight line and generated some good bounce on this wicket. Haddin and White were bogged down by the pressure and gifted their wickets away. David Hussey and Adam Voges stepped upto the plate and strung together a brilliant 95 run partnership for the fifth wicket. Voges also went past his 2nd ODI fifty and Australia managed to score 48 runs in the Batting PP to reach 279/7. England did not help their cause one bit by bowling 30 extras, which included 19 wides. It will be a tough score to chase for the Poms. Join us in a short while for their reply.

49.6

Finn to Krejza, 2 runs, a miscued lofted drive to long off, a brace to finish an innings which has exceeded 20 minutes and heck I have not even brushed my teeth yet! This is a confession.

49.5

Finn to Krejza, 2 runs, can't get the big slog going, but the inside edge rolls to mid wicket, so a couple is on and they take it

49.4

Finn to Krejza, 2 runs, first ODI runs for Krejza, makes room and blasts it to sweeper cover

49.3

Finn to Krejza, no run, backs away and fails to connect on the slower one, it went over the stumps, Davies prevents the bye

49.2

Finn to Voges, 1 run, picks the slower delivery outside off and slogs with no timing to mid wicket, no 2nd

49.1

Finn to Voges, 2 runs, a dive from Krejza this time as Voges bottom-hand drives it to long on, the dive again helps Krejza make it back

49.1

Finn to Krejza, 2 wides, this is dreadful bowling from Finn, banged in short and a leaping Davies cannot gather as Krejza left that, still 6 more balls to go and the innings has already exceeded 17 minutes

49.1

Finn to Krejza, wide, 17th wide of the innings, down the leg side

48.6

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, Anderson has finished his final ball in Australia for this summer and what a summer he has had. Definitely the star for England. Like Zak for India, he has led England's attack superbly. Pulled wide of long on for another couple.

48.5

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, It has gone to the third ump, but Voges is home with a perfectly timed dive, pulled to deep square, the throw did not come in hard enough and that helped Voges who is lightning quick anyway

Jason Krejza, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.4

Anderson to Hastings, out Caught by Wright at point!! Good bowling from Anderson, saw Hastings making room, cramped him for room, bowled it back of a length and it bounced a tad more, the clunky cut shot loops up to Wright who is inside the circle and makes no mistake with an easy take. Hastings c Wright b Anderson 6(4) [4s-1]

Anderson to Hastings, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.3

Anderson to Voges, 1 run, short-arm pulled to long leg, again Voges is backing away and creating havoc in the bowlers' mind

48.3

Anderson to Voges, wide, the attempted yorker length delivery goes wrong, down the leg side

48.2

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, a checked lofted shot to long on, KP does well to keep it to a couple

48.1

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, Voges backs away to leg, clips it in the air to deep mid wicket, in the gap

47.6

Finn to Voges, 1 run, fullish on off stump, driven to mid off, Voges retains the strike with that run

47.5

Finn to Hastings, 1 run, turned to square leg

47.4

Finn to Hastings, FOUR!!, follows up that clumsy piece of fielding with an even worse delivery, down the leg side, Hastings helped it wide of a diving fine leg, Hastings is batting with a dislocated finger, he had damaged it moments before the toss

47.3

Finn to Voges, 1 run, now Finn fails to stop one on his follow-through as Voges drives back at him, poor effort that

47.2

Finn to Voges, 2 runs, backs away and cuts it to the left of Bell at point, a half stop and a couple

47.2

Finn to Voges, wide, Voges is wandering about in his crease and Finn shovels one down leg, 15 wides in this innings so far

47.1

Finn to Hastings, 1 run, short delivery and it rears up sharply on Hastings who fends it away awkwardly to the on side to get off the mark

47.1

Finn to Hastings, wide, down the leg side first up

Steven Finn [8.0-1-33-0] is back into the attack

46.6

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, short ball outside off, pulled to wide long on, KP has to run a long way to his right, they take two

John Hastings, right handed bat, comes to the crease

46.5

Anderson to Johnson, out Caught by Prior at deep mid wicket!! Whataaaaaaaayy from Prior. It was slogged high and hard to the on side fence, it was going over Prior who timed his leap to perfection, took it with both hands, tumbled to the ground and managed to stay inside the ropes. Fantastic catch from a man who has fielded poorly today. Johnson c Prior b Anderson 26(25) [4s-2]

Anderson to Johnson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

46.4

Anderson to Johnson, no run, low full toss, almost a yorker length delivery, dug out back to Anderson

46.3

Anderson to Johnson, 2 runs, Finn was dancing, circling and could not hold onto the swirler, Johnson was too early into the leg side hoick, a top edge that was in the air for a long long time, Finn ran back from short third, was never in any position to catch that, did not even get a hand to that

46.2

Anderson to Voges, 1 run, driven to mid off from the crease

46.1

Anderson to Voges, 2 runs, clipped through mid wicket for a well run couple, Anderson is not happy with that effort from his fielder

45.6

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, shuffles across to off and flicks to backward square leg, end of Yardy as well who has been a tad expensive today

45.5

Yardy to Voges, no run, this time the backing away does not work, angles in and cramps Voges for room, he misses out on the cut, that was the armer from Yardy

Yardy to Johnson, FOUR!!, that's his area, comes down the track and swings it clean, across the line, one bounce over the ropes at wide long on, clean strike too

45.3

Yardy to Johnson, wide, now a wide to Johnson, again down the leg side, good take by the keeper

45.2

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, flat delivery on off stump, bottom handed drive to long on

45.2

Yardy to Voges, wide, Voges is batting way outside leg, Yardy followed him down the leg side, too far down and called a wide

45.1

Yardy to Johnson, 1 run, fired in from round the wicket, pushed to mid off, yet another quick single

44.6

Anderson to Johnson, leg byes, 1 run, that was there to be put away too, but Johnson missed out on the slower one, it was on the pads, Johnson could not lay a bat on it, would have gone down leg too

44.5

Anderson to Johnson, 2 runs, flicked to deep mid wicket, Prior is having a night-marish day in the field, another weak throw, allows them to come back for the 2nd

44.4

Anderson to Voges, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, Voges defends it wide of short mid, another single

44.3

Anderson to Johnson, 1 run, driven to mid off, quick single stolen

44.2

Anderson to Johnson, FOUR!!, poor delivery, rightly dealt with by Johnson, pulled to the left and beating a diving Wright at deep square, a flip pull you can call that

44.1

Anderson to Johnson, no run, good heat from Anderson, angles away from Johnson, it bounces a tad more and Johnson has a feel for it, nearly caught the edge

Right, the batting power-play has been taken. This should be fun.

43.6

Yardy to Voges, no run, short and wide outside off, Voges could not place his cut shot wide of backward point

43.5

Yardy to Johnson, 1 run, down the leg side, clipped to backward square leg, only a single this time

43.4

Yardy to Johnson, 2 runs, whipped to deep square leg, placed in the gap for a couple

43.3

Yardy to Johnson, no run, fired in from over the wicket to the off stump, Johnson turns it to short mid, straight to the fielder

43.2

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, cut away square of the wicket, only a single

43.1

Yardy to Voges, no run, darted into off stump, driven back to Yardy

Michael Yardy [8.0-0-45-2] is back into the attack

42.6

Anderson to Voges, 1 run, short delivery and pulled to deep square leg, only a single

42.5

Anderson to Johnson, 1 run, defended to backward point, they hare across for a quick single

42.4

Anderson to Johnson, 2 runs, superbly done by Yardy at fine leg, it was destined to the fence, when he put in a full length dive to his left to save 2 runs, earlier he had used his boot, now his hands do the job

42.3

Anderson to Johnson, no run, now it falls short of the man at cover, driven crisply, but fell short of Bell

42.2

Anderson to Johnson, no run, magnificent effort, but it has gone down, Johnson checked his shot, it went to the left of Anderson who dived, got a hand but could not hold on, superb effort, just popped out

42.1

Anderson to Voges, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, turned wide of mid wicket for an easy single

James Anderson [6.0-1-18-1] is back into the attack

41.6

Plunkett to Voges, 1 run, that late cut from Voges again to third man, he plays that shot so well

41.5

Plunkett to Voges, no run, another dot as Voges goes on the backfoot to defend

Plunkett to Voges, 2 runs, crisply pulled to deep mid wicket, Johnson wanted the third, but Voges sent him back

41.2

Plunkett to Voges, no run, back of a length on off stump, Voges gets back and has no option but to defend and he does so

41.1

Plunkett to Johnson, 1 run, back of a length and tucking up Johnson on the middle stump, he goes on the backfoot and whips it to deep square leg

40.6

Wright to Johnson, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover and Johnson will retain the strike with that run

40.5

Wright to Johnson, no run, good length on off stump, Johnson gets forward and defends it to the off side

40.4

Wright to Voges, 1 run, 2nd ODIFIFTY!! and a very responsible innings from the home town boy, in front of his own crowd and they appreciate his efforts too, flicked to long leg and Johnson comes down to congratulate him, a fine innings

40.3

Wright to Voges, 2 runs, fullish on middle, flicked into the large gap at mid wicket for a brace

40.2

Wright to Voges, no run, back of a length on off stump, Voges goes on the backfoot and taps it again to that man at mid on

40.1

Wright to Voges, no run, fullish on middle, push driven to mid on, no chance of a single as the man is inside the circle

39.6

Plunkett to Johnson, 2 runs, full but on the pads of Johnson, he flicks it into the gap at deep mid wicket for a couple

39.5

Plunkett to Voges, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Voges drops it to cover point, takes off for another quick single, the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end, he hits but Voges is home

39.4

Plunkett to Johnson, 1 run, short, sharp delivery on the stumps, gets a bit of extra bounce, Johnson fends it to mid wicket and takes off for a quick single, Prior has a shy at the stumps but he misses, Voges put in the dive to get back into the crease

39.3

Plunkett to Johnson, no run, length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Johnson nudges it to the leg side

39.2

Plunkett to Johnson, no run, back of a length slanted across outside off, Johnson punches it to point

Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease

39.1

Plunkett to David Hussey, out Caught by Bell at point!! That is a big wicket for England! Back of a length delivery on the middle and leg stump, gets a bit of extra bounce, David Hussey looks to turn it to the leg side, is a bit too early into the stroke, gets a leading edge that lobs to the off side, Bell runs from backward point, dives forward and takes the catch with two hands, England will breathe a huge sigh of relief here. David Hussey c Bell b Plunkett 60(60) [4s-5 6s-1]

Plunkett to David Hussey, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Liam Plunkett [8.0-0-41-1] is back into the attack

38.6

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, just short of a good length on the stumps, David Hussey nudges it to square leg and hares through for a quick single

38.5

Wright to Voges, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Voges covers the line and turns it to deep square leg

38.4

Wright to Voges, no run, short of length just outside off, stays back and pushes it to point

38.3

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, fuller but again on the pads of David Hussey, he flicks it to deep mid wicket

38.2

Wright to David Hussey, no run, length delivery on middle and off, driven back to the bowler who tumbles on his follow-through and stops it

38.1

Wright to David Hussey, no run, full, shapes in a touch on leg stump, David Hussey misses the whip to mid wicket, gets hit on the pads and rolls to the off side

37.6

Finn to David Hussey, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, David Hussey stays back and guides it past backward point, Bell dived to his left but he could not get there, rolls to deep backward point

37.6

Finn to David Hussey, wide, fuller length, but goes down the leg side, David Hussey misses the tickle to fine leg, wide given

37.5

Finn to David Hussey, no run, on a good length, bowled with a scrambled sean, nips in a touch, David Hussey taps it to the ground

37.4

Finn to Voges, 1 run, back of a length but on leg stump, Voges covers the line and tucks it to fine leg

37.3

Finn to Voges, no run, back of a length on middle and off, Voges taps it to the off side

37.2

Finn to Voges, FOUR!!, he really hit that hard, short and not all that wide outside off, Voges stays on the back foot and cracks it to third man, the ball races across the outfield

37.1

Finn to Voges, no run, fuller length just outside off, Voges drives it into the ground, bounces just over the bowler, he leaps and stops it from going further

36.6

Wright to David Hussey, 2 runs, short of length and wide outside off, David Hussey square cuts it to the off side, Plunkett is a bit deep and he fires in a weak throw, that allows David Hussey to come back for a couple

36.5

Wright to David Hussey, no run, on a good length just outside off, David Hussey gets forward and pushes it to the off side

36.4

Wright to Voges, 1 run, short and on middle and off, Voges goes back and tucks it behind square on the on side, thinks about a couple but they settle for a single

36.3

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, full but again on the pads, David Hussey flicks it to backward square leg

36.2

Wright to David Hussey, no run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, nips back into David Hussey, he looks to turn it to the leg side, misses it and gets hit high on the pads

36.1

Wright to Voges, 1 run, full delivery on leg stump, Voges clips it to fine leg

35.6

Finn to Voges, 1 run, back of a length, shapes into the batsman on the stumps, Voges goes back and turns it behind square on the leg side

35.5

Finn to David Hussey, 1 run, short of a good length, but on middle and leg, David Hussey clips it to backward square leg

35.4

Finn to Voges, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Voges works it to deep square leg

35.3

Finn to Voges, FOUR!!, Voges is growing in confidence here, short delivery just outside off, Voges is camped on the back foot, plays it late, cuts it into the gap at third man, KP runs from third man and dives to his right, but he can't stop it from going to the ropes

35.2

Finn to David Hussey, 1 run, short delivery outside off, David Hussey goes for the cut, plays it away from the body, chops it to the ground, the ball bounces over the keeper and rolls to third man

35.1

Finn to David Hussey, no run, back of a length just outside off, David Hussey turns it to short mid wicket, Voges thought about a single, but David sends him back

Steven Finn [6.0-1-18-0] is back into the attack

34.6

Wright to Voges, 2 runs, short in length just outside off, Voges stays back and pushes it to cover, the fielder throws it back on the bounce to the keeper, he misfields and there is no backing up on the leg side, they take an extra run courtesy overthrows

34.5

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, slow, short delivery on middle, David Hussey gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep square leg

34.4

Wright to Voges, 3 runs, can't give width to the batsman here, short and wide outside off, Voges cuts it to deep backward point, Yardy runs from third man and puts the boot out to stop the ball, they take a comfortable three runs

34.3

Wright to Voges, 2 runs, full just outside off, Voges plants the front foot forward, swings across the line, lofts it to deep mid wicket for a couple

34.2

Wright to Voges, no run, slower, length delivery on middle, Voges waits and taps it to mid on

34.1

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, on a good length, angled into middle and leg, David Hussey clips it to fine leg

33.6

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, 6th ODIFIFTY!! for David Hussey, looped up outside off, David Hussey gets forward and pushes at it, gets an inside edge that rolls to the leg side, excellent innings from David Hussey who is putting Australia in a strong position

Yardy to Voges, no run, flatter on the off stump, pushed back to the bowler

33.3

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, full in length outside off, driven past the bowler to long off

33.2

Yardy to David Hussey, no run, tossed up outside off, David Hussey drives it back to the bowler, Yardy dives to his left and stops it

33.1

Yardy to David Hussey, FOUR!!, Australia are making a move on here, tossed up and full outside off, David Hussey comes on the frontfoot, drives it past short cover, the timing is wonderful and the ball rolls to wide long off

32.6

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, full, shapes away a bit outside off, David Hussey drives it to cover point

32.5

Wright to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that is a lucky escape for David Hussey, full, curves in a bit on middle and leg, David Hussey looks to flick it to the leg side, gets an inside edge that goes past the leg stump, rolls to fine leg for a streaky boundary, as James Brayshaw on air cooes, it is impossible to set a field for such a shot

Wright to David Hussey, no run, full just outside off, David Hussey goes for the drive, but he closes the bat face a bit too early, gets an inside edge that rolls to the leg side, Voges sets off for a quick single and is a long way down the crease, David Hussey sends him back and Voges scampers back to the crease, the throw misses the stumps

32.2

Wright to Voges, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Voges drops it to the off side, David Hussey calls for a quick single and gets it, Wright runs towards the ball and tries to back flick it to the stumps, but he misses

32.2

Wright to Voges, wide, back of a length goes down the leg side, Voges misses the fine leg glance, wide given

32.1

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, short of a good length on leg stump, David Hussey whip/flicks it to deep square leg

Luke Wright [4.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

31.6

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, low full toss outside off, David Hussey drives it to mid off, Prior is slightly deep there as they go for the quick single, Prior does not collect the ball cleanly and gifts them the single

31.5

Yardy to David Hussey, no run, full and flat on middle and leg, David Hussey gets the bat close to the pad, blocks it to the ground

31.4

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, short just outside off, Voges stays back and short arm pulls it to mid wicket

31.3

Yardy to Voges, 2 runs, quicker and short on the middle and leg stump, Voges shuffles to the off side and works it into the gap at backward square leg for another couple

31.2

Yardy to Voges, no run, flatter on the off stump, turned to the leg side

31.1

Yardy to Voges, 2 runs, tossed up on middle, Voges gets forward and whips it into the gap at deep mid wicket, another comfortable couple taken

Drinks are on the field now

30.6

Trott to Voges, 1 run, full again outside off, this time Voges drives it down the ground to end a great over for the Australians

30.5

Trott to David Hussey, 1 run, full just outside off, driven to long off

30.4

Trott to David Hussey, leg byes, FOUR!!, goes for the attempted yorker and again misses his line, full pitched on leg stump, David Hussey looks to tickle it to fine leg, the ball clips the left ankle, goes past the keeper and to fine leg

30.3

Trott to Voges, 1 run, full on middle, Voges pushes it to widish mid on

30.2

Trott to Voges, FOUR!!, missed his line there, comes a bit wider of the crease, angles a full delivery but on the pads, Voges gets forward and flicks it into the gap at deep mid wicket, the timing is spot on and that races to the ropes

30.1

Trott to David Hussey, 1 run, the keeper is standing upto the stumps now, Trott floats a full delivery just outside off, David Hussey drives it to long off

Jonathan Trott, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

29.6

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, flatter on the off stump, David Hussey plays it late, dabs it to the off side and takes off for a quick single

29.5

Yardy to David Hussey, 2 runs, quick and full outside off, David Hussey drives it into the gap at cover, calls quickly for a brace and gets it in the end

29.4

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, looped up just outside off, gets forward and eases it to long on

29.3

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, flatter just outside off, David Hussey makes room, pushes it to deep point

29.2

Yardy to David Hussey, no run, tossed up, given a bit more air outside off, driven hard back to the bowler

29.1

Yardy to Voges, 1 run, flatter on the middle and leg stump, Voges turns it to backward square leg

28.6

Plunkett to David Hussey, no run, good length on the off stump, David Hussey pushes it back to the bowler

28.5

Plunkett to Voges, 1 run, just short of a good length outside off, Voges pushes at it softly, gets a thick outside edge that goes past the vacant third slip region, rolls to third man

28.5

Plunkett to Voges, wide, short delivery, but it goes well over the head of Voges, another wide given

28.4

Plunkett to Voges, no run, back of a length outside off, Voges stays back and punches it to the off side

28.3

Plunkett to David Hussey, 1 run, another short delivery, David Hussey goes on the backfoot and pulls it uppishly, but again mistimes it to mid wicket, only a single results

28.2

Plunkett to Voges, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Voges shuffles a bit to the off side, rolls his wrists over the ball and pulls it to backward square leg, does not time it well though

28.1

Plunkett to David Hussey, 1 run, back of a length, cuts back into David Hussey, he taps it softly to short mid wicket and hares through for a quick single

28.1

Plunkett to David Hussey, wide, full but sprays it wayy down the leg side, wide given

27.6

Yardy to Voges, FOUR!!, nice way to end the over, flatter and short on leg stump, Voges helps the pull shot to fine leg, gets a bottom edge but it still beats the fielder at short fine, the ball races to fine leg despite the dive from Strauss

27.5

Yardy to Voges, no run, quicker on the middle and leg stump, nudged to short mid wicket

27.4

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, gets forward and drives it to wide mid off for a quick single

27.3

Yardy to David Hussey, no run, flatter, strays down the leg side, David Hussey looks to tickle it to fine leg, misses it and the ball rolls to the ground

27.2

Yardy to Voges, 3 runs, short delivery, spins away wider outside off, Voges slices the cut shot to deep backward point, Trott runs after it, slides and just pulls the ball back inside the ropes, a relay throw keeps it down to three runs

27.1

Yardy to Voges, no run, quicker and shorter just outside off, punched back to the bowler

26.6

Plunkett to Voges, 1 run, edged but safe, back of a length, nips away a touch outside off, Voges gets a thick outside edge that goes past the fielder behind point, rolls to deep backward point, not an ideal way to get off the mark

26.5

Plunkett to Voges, no run, low full toss, tails into Voges just outside off, Voges squeezes it back to the bowler

26.4

Plunkett to David Hussey, 1 run, short and wider outside off, gets some extra bounce, David Hussey reaches out for it, flays it to sweeper cover

26.3

Plunkett to David Hussey, FOUR!!, David Hussey is batting very confidently out there, short and wide outside off, David Hussey stays back, cuts it to deep backward point for another boundary

26.2

Plunkett to David Hussey, no run, length delivery outside off, David Hussey drives it back to the bowler

26.1

Plunkett to David Hussey, FOUR!!, smart batting from David Hussey, back of a length just outside off, gets a bit of extra bounce, David Hussey opens the face of the bat, watches the ball till the last moment, guides it to third man, the fielder dived to his left but could not stop it from reaching the ropes

Liam Plunkett [6.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack

25.6

Yardy to Voges, no run, full and flat on middle, blocked to the ground, excellent over from Yardy comes to an end

25.5

Yardy to Voges, no run, looped up on the stumps, Voges nudges it to the leg side

25.4

Yardy to Voges, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Voges comes down the track and drills it back to the bowler

25.3

Yardy to Voges, no run, that one gripped the surface, tossed up, spins away a touch outside off, Voges has a feel for it and gets beaten

Adam Voges, right handed bat, comes to the crease

25.2

Yardy to White, out Caught&Bowled!! White's poor form continues! Looped up, given a bit more air outside off, White dances down the pitch and looks to drive it through the off side, but he gets beaten in the flight, drags it from outside off stump and tamely lobs it back to the bowler, good bowling from Yardy and Australia continue to stutter. White c and b Yardy 24(47) [4s-1]

Yardy to White, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

25.1

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, tossed up, full in length on leg stump, David Hussey clips it to mid wicket

24.6

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, on a good length, but strays on leg stump, David Hussey whips it to deep mid wicket

24.5

Wright to David Hussey, no run, run-out chance missed, back of a length just outside off, David Hussey punches it to point, takes off for a quick single, White gives a late call for NO and sends Hussey back at the last moment, he scampers back to the crease, Bell dives and fires the throw wide of the stumps, Davies tries to flick it back onto the stumps and misses, David Hussey had given up there

24.4

Wright to White, 1 run, short of a good length on middle, White works it to backward square leg

24.3

Wright to White, no run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, White taps it to the leg side

24.2

Wright to White, 2 runs, short delivery outside off, White goes on the backfoot, pulls it into the gap at deep mid wicket, did not time it all that well, gets a couple in the end

24.1

Wright to White, no run, back of a length just outside off, White plunges forward, gets an inside edge onto the pads, rolls to the off side

23.6

Yardy to David Hussey, no run, full and flat on the middle and leg stump, David Hussey nudges it to the leg side

23.5

Yardy to David Hussey, SIX!!, that is brutal from David Hussey, shuffled a bit to the off side, Yardy drags it short, David Hussey covers the line, latches onto that short delivery, pulls it high and over deep mid wicket for a maximum

23.4

Yardy to White, 1 run, tossed up, given a bit more drift, White goes for the drive, does not get to the pitch, mistimes it to long on

23.3

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, flighted delivery, too full on the stumps, David Hussey bunts the low full toss to long on

23.2

Yardy to White, 1 run, full and quick just outside off, White skips down the pitch and drives it to long on

23.1

Yardy to White, no run, flatter outside off, pushed to cover point

22.6

Wright to David Hussey, no run, back of a length just outside off, David Hussey punches it to short cover

22.5

Wright to White, 1 run, short, slower delivery on the middle and leg stump, White stays back and nudges it to square leg

22.4

Wright to White, no run, maintains that short length on the middle and leg stump, White mistimes the whip to short mid wicket

22.3

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, David Hussey works it to square leg

22.2

Wright to David Hussey, no run, short delivery, nips into David Hussey just outside off, David Hussey hops and taps it to the off side

22.1

Wright to White, 1 run, catch dropped!!, shortish delivery, nips away a touch and bounces a bit more, White punches it uppishly, Wright stretches his right hand, the ball hits him on the fingers and rolls to mid on, another escape for White

22.1

Wright to White, wide, back of a length, swings down the leg side, White misses the tickle to fine leg, wide given

21.6

Yardy to White, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, gets forward and taps it softly to the off side, pinches a quick single

21.5

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, again short, David Hussey goes on the backfoot and covers the line, pulls it along the carpet to deep square leg

21.4

Yardy to David Hussey, 2 runs, excellent fielding from Plunkett, dragged down short just outside off, David Hussey rocks back, crunches the pull shot to deep square leg, Plunkett runs and throw himself to his right, stops a certain boundary

21.3

Yardy to White, 1 run, tossed up, White comes down the track, converts it into a low full toss, drives it to long on

21.2

Yardy to White, no run, flatter and slightly short in length on the stumps, White punches it to mid on

21.1

Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, looped up on the middle and leg stump, goes back and nudges it to square leg

20.6

Wright to David Hussey, 1 run, short and outside off, David Hussey opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man

20.5

Wright to David Hussey, no run, catch dropped by Wright !!, slower delivery, David Hussey checked his shot at the last moment as he drove it in the air back to Wright who floored the opportunity on his follow through

20.4

Wright to David Hussey, FOUR!!, that is positive cricket from David Hussey, short delivery outside off, David Hussey rocks back and pulls it wide off mid-on for a boundary

20.3

Wright to David Hussey, no run, good length delivery outside off and nipping away a touch, David Hussey shoulders arms

20.2

Wright to David Hussey, no run, good length delivery outside off, David Hussey defends it towards cover

20.1

Wright to White, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, White clips it to mid-wicket for a single

19.6

Yardy to White, 1 run, flighted outside off, White paddles it fine for a single to retain strike

19.5

Yardy to White, no run, tossed up outside off, White defends it

David Hussey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.4

Yardy to Haddin, out Caught by Finn at long on!! That is excellent cricket from Steve Finn, tossed up delivery outside off, Haddin looks to launch it over Finn at long on, does not get the required power behind his stroks and ends up chipping it, Finn moves back as he takes the catch, he has presence of mind to notice that he is very close to the ropes, he throws the ball in the air as he touches the rope and then returns into the field of play to take the catch on rebound, great cricket from England. Haddin c Finn b Yardy 27(58) [4s-1 6s-1]

Yardy to Haddin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.3

Yardy to White, leg byes, 1 run, loud appeal for LBW, White looks to paddle it fine, the height was the issue there

19.2

Yardy to Haddin, 1 run, short and outside off, Haddin cuts it square of the wicket for a single

19.1

Yardy to Haddin, no run, flighted on the middle stump, Haddin defends it back to Yardy

Michael Yardy, comes into the attack

18.6

Wright to Haddin, 1 run, short of good length delivery, Haddin gets an outside edge as he looks to defend, gets a single to backward point

18.5

Wright to White, 1 run, short of good length delivery outside off, White punches it to short cover who fumbles and allows a single

18.4

Wright to Haddin, leg byes, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the legs, Haddin misses his attempted clip and it rolls away off his pads

18.4

Wright to Haddin, wide, the umpires are very harsh on anything down the leg, wide signalled

18.3

Wright to Haddin, no run, fuller length delivery as Wright follows Haddin who ends up defending back to Wright

18.2

Wright to White, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the legs, White flicks it to backward square leg for a single

18.1

Wright to White, no run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, White defends it towards short mid-wicket, he wants a single but is sent back just in time by Haddin

Finn to Haddin, leg byes, 1 run, Haddin is turned inside out and gets rapped on the thigh pads outside off-stump, Davies fails to collect it cleanly and concedes a single

15.1

Finn to Haddin, no run, short and outside off, Haddin taps it towards gully

Drinks are on the field now

14.6

Plunkett to White, no run, Replays show a clear inside edge onto the pads, so White survives as the decision of the umpire stays, England lose one of their reviews, it was fuller length delivery angling into White who looked to flick and gets an inside edge onto his pads

England opt for a review for LBW against White

14.5

Plunkett to White, no run, length delivery outside off, White punches it straight to the fielder at cover

14.4

Plunkett to Haddin, 1 run, another slice of luck for Haddin, looks to pull a short delivery outside off, the top-edge lands safely in no-man's land at mid-wicket

14.3

Plunkett to Haddin, no run, short and just outside off, Haddin backs away and looks to cut, misses it completely

14.2

Plunkett to White, 1 run, short of good length on the middle and leg, White tucks it past square leg for a single

14.1

Plunkett to Haddin, 1 run, length delivery on the legs, Haddin clips it to deep square leg for an ambled single

13.6

Finn to White, FOUR!!, short and outside off, White cuts it deliberately in the air past the lone slip, third man had no chance to cut it off

Finn to Haddin, 1 run, good length delivery on the middle and leg, Haddin clips it backward off square for a single

13.3

Finn to Haddin, no run, lucky escape for Haddin , short of good length delivery outside off, Haddin looks to pull but decides against it at the last moment, the ball hits the bat and goes in the air short of cover

Finn to White, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, White taps it towards the off-side, White wants a quick single but is sent back by Haddin

11.2

Finn to White, no run, short of good length, forces White to go onto the backfoot and defend it

11.1

Finn to White, no run, short of good length outside off, White defends it towards cover point

10.6

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short of good length on the middle and leg, it rolls of the thigh pads to short fine leg

10.5

Anderson to White, 1 run, fuller length delivery down the legs, White helps it along to fine leg for a single to get off the mark

10.4

Anderson to Haddin, 1 run, short delivery, Haddin rolls his wrists and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single

10.3

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short of good length outside off, Haddin gets across and defends it towards cover

10.2

Anderson to Haddin, no run, gives himself some room again, Anderson drops it shorter and beats Haddin on the cut shot

10.1

Anderson to Haddin, SIX!!, that is a shot of real class, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Haddin gives himself room outside leg and has a great swing right through the line of the ball, it went into the stands as clean as a whistle, maximum for Haddin

9.6

Finn to White, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, White drives it straight to the fielder at mid-on

9.5

Finn to White, no run, good length delivery outside off, White gets across and defends it towards cover

9.4

Finn to White, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, White uses his height to get well on top of the delivery and defends it

9.3

Finn to White, no run, short of good length delivery, White gets across and defends it back towards Finn

9.2

Finn to Haddin, 1 run, punches it off the front foot towards mid-on and calls for a quick single

9.1

Finn to Haddin, no run, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Haddin drives it straight to the fielder at mid-on

8.6

Anderson to White, no run, gets across the stumps and defends a good length delivery towards the onside

Cameron White, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.5

Anderson to Ferguson, out Caught by Strauss at 1st slip!! edged and taken, short delivery rearing up on Ferguson who fails to get on top of the ball, Ferguson did not get across his stumps and played from the leg-stump, a thickish outside edge is found which travels to the right of Strauss at first slip who gobbles it up with both hands, Ferguson perishes after looking good. Ferguson c Strauss b Anderson 15(23) [4s-3]

Anderson to Ferguson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

8.4

Anderson to Haddin, 1 run, backs away and steers this one towards third man for a single

8.3

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short bouncer rearing on Haddin who does well to sway away from the line

8.2

Anderson to Haddin, no run, Ouch!, that must hurt, Haddin gave himself soom room outside leg, Anderson bowls it on the middle and leg giving him no room to play the lofted shot, Haddin gets an inside edge onto his pads and winces in pain

8.1

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short of a good length, Haddin presses forward and defends it towards point

7.6

Finn to Ferguson, no run, good length delivery outside off, Ferguson gets well back and defends it back to Finn

7.5

Finn to Ferguson, FOUR!!, overpitched delivery on the middle and leg, Ferguson flicks it all along the ground past short mid-wicket who gives a long chase but can only retrieve the ball from the ropes, top shot that from Ferguson

7.4

Finn to Ferguson, no run, short of good length outside off, Ferguson stands tall and defends it

7.3

Finn to Ferguson, FOUR!!, slapped past point, Ferguson makes room outside leg and cuts it past point, no need to run for those, Ferguson looks in good touch

7.2

Finn to Ferguson, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Ferguson drives it sweetly but straight to the man at mid-off

7.1

Finn to Haddin, 1 run, overpitched outside off, Haddin drives it wide off mid-off for a single

Steven Finn, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6

Anderson to Ferguson, no run, short of good length outside off, Ferguson drives it straight to the fielder at mid-off

6.5

Anderson to Haddin, leg byes, 1 run, leg-stump half-volley, Haddin looks to whip it away and misses, they take a leg-bye as the ball rolls off the pads towards square leg

6.4

Anderson to Ferguson, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle, Ferguson punches it off the backfoot to mid-off and calls for a quick single

6.3

Anderson to Ferguson, no run, fuller length delivery on the legs, Ferguson looks to work it away towards the onside and gets rapped on the pads

6.2

Anderson to Ferguson, no run, short bouncer, well directed by Anderson, Ferguson watches it all the way and sways away from the line

6.1

Anderson to Ferguson, no run, fuller length delivery on the off-stump, Ferguson defends it back towards Anderson

5.6

Plunkett to Ferguson, 1 run, short of good length on the middle and leg, Ferguson clips it towards mid-on and calls for a quick single, easily done in the end

5.5

Plunkett to Ferguson, no run, short of good length on the middle and leg, Ferguson gets back and works it towards square leg

5.4

Plunkett to Ferguson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Ferguson gets forward and defends it

5.3

Plunkett to Ferguson, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Ferguson whips it past square leg, the man at square leg gives chase to no anvil, good way to begin your innings with

5.2

Plunkett to Ferguson, no run, short and outside off, Ferguson flashes at it and misses

5.1

Plunkett to Ferguson, no run, short of good length delivery outside off , Ferguson gets onto the backfoot and defends it towards cover

4.6

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short of good length on the middle and leg, Haddin gets back and defends it

Plunkett to Paine, out Lbw!! Paine is surprised as the decision goes in favour of England, it was a good length delivery outside off and swinging into Paine who was way down the track as he looked to whip it away towards mid-wicket and missed it, he gets rapped on the pads in front of off-stump, Plunkett appeals for a LBW which is not given, Prior takes the catch and appeals for a catch, umpire Reiffel is unimpressed with both the appeals, England challenge and replays show that the ball was going on to hit the stumps. Paine lbw b Plunkett 5(7)

Plunkett to Paine, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

England have decided to review an appeal for a catch to the third umpire for a LBW decision

3.2

Plunkett to Paine, no run, that one stopped on Paine as he looked to work it away towards square leg, gets a leading edge that pops just short of the man at cover

3.1

Plunkett to Paine, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Paine defends it towards the onside

2.6

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short and wide again, Haddin mistimes his cut shot to point

2.5

Anderson to Haddin, no run, short and wide outside off, Haddin cuts it straight to the fielder at point

2.4

Anderson to Haddin, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Haddin gets right back and defends it

2.3

Anderson to Haddin, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Haddin drives it straight to the fielder at mid-off

2.2

Anderson to Haddin, FOUR!!, top shot, Haddin gives himself room outside leg-stump and goes over the man at cover point, no need to run for those, Haddin at his aggressive best

2.1

Anderson to Paine, 1 run, swing away late from Paine who looks to defend and gets a thick outside edge to third man

1.6

Plunkett to Haddin, no run, fuller length delivery on the off-stump, Haddin gets forward and defends it towards cover point

Anderson to Haddin, no run, catch dropped!!, that was a difficult chance for either man at the slip cordon, Yardy decides to go for it and shells it, he could have gone two handed for that

0.3

Anderson to Haddin, no run, good length delivery outside off and nipping away a touch, Haddin plays inside the line and lets it go

0.2

Anderson to Paine, 1 run, good length delivery on the legs, Paine clips it away to backward square leg for a single to get off the mark

0.2

Anderson to Paine, wide, shovels down the legside this time, wide signaled by the umpire

0.1

Anderson to Paine, no run, some swing away from Paine first up, well pitched up delivery outside off and swinging away a touch, Paine defends it

Paine and Haddin are at the crease. Paine is on strike. Anderson will open the attack

Strauss: It is a good wicket and there will be some movement in the morning. Morgan has missed out and Davies comes into the team. Prior will don a different role today. Plunkett comes into the team and he will be good on this wicket. We are very excited about the World Cup.

White: It is nice and breezy and the wicket looks good. Clarke, Watson and Lee are rested for this match. We are resting these key players before the World Cup. I hope we can bat well and put on a good show.

Remember, Cameron White is captaining the Aussies today in place of Michael Clarke. Good start for him.

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat

After five gruelling Test matches, two T20s and six close ODIs, we finally come to the end of the Australian summer. Hello and welcome to the seventh and final ODI between Australia and England at Perth. This series is becoming a series plagued with injuries. Paul Collingwood has flown home with a back injury while Eoin Morgan has sustained a fractured finger and will miss out on this ODI. Australia's Steven Smith is also out with a hip injury. England will be looking to break their WACA jinx against Australia as they aim to win an ODI against the old enemy after 24 years. The weather is perfect and Perth and the toss is a few minutes away.

The preview by Gokul Gopal

Two sides with numerous injury problems face off against each other in the final ODI of the series at Perth but the home team is sitting pretty having already taken a 5-1 lead.

Australia:

The Australians have been impressive throughout the ODI series despite the 3-1 Ashes drubbing. Although they have had a string of injury problems with Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey not playing the series due to a finger and hamstring injury respectively, Shaun Marsh injuring his hamstring mid-way into the series, Xavier Doherty injuring his back, Nathan Hauritz suffering a shoulder dislocation and the latest addition to this list - Steven Smith, who had a hip injury during the 6th ODI when Australia successfully chased down a target of 334, the hosts have found players who have risen up to make light of the absence of key players during different parts of the 7-match series.

Shane Watson has been best of the lot, scoring 306 runs in 6 ODIs at an average of 61.20 including 2 fifties and a hundred. Michael Clarke too has impressed, both with his captaincy as well as batting, helping Australia retain the tough competitors tag that they have been holding for decades. On the bowling front, it could not have been a better comeback for pace spearhead Brett Lee, who has kept the Englishmen on their toes throughout the series. Steven Smith has also rendered good performances with the ball while re-establishing his status as the allrounder in the side.

However, the Aussies have their task cut-out if they are seeking a 6-1 finish to the series. With Michael Clarke and Shane Watson being rested for the final ODI, Cameron White, who will take over as the captain, needs his team to perform in the same consistent way that they have been doing over the past 26 days. Adam Voges, who replaces Shane Watson for the game and Jason Krezja, who comes in for Steven Smith, do not have much time to settle down and get into the Australian scheme of things.

England:

The English, on the other hand, have been unlike what was seen during the Ashes. The toughness and the mental strength to go for the kill has been missing from the England outfit during the ODI series. Apart from Jonathan Trott, who has been the highest scorer in the series from both sides, there has hardly been a performance praise-worthy. The middle order has failed for England in 3 matches while the bowlers have failed to defend totals in excess of 290 in a couple of matches.

England team too has been hampered with injuries throughout the series. Especially it is the bowling attack that has been disconcerted with the absence of Stuart Broad (stomach injury), Graeme Swann (back injury), Ajmal Shahzad (hamstring injury) and the latest being Paul Collingwood (back injury) and Tim Bresnan (calf injury).

England have nothing but pride to play for as they look to avoid Michael Clarke's prediction of a 6-1 series win for Australia.

Quotes:

Without a doubt the length of the tour is a reason for the injuries. We've been here over three months now and with the intensity at which the guys play their cricket, and with the intensity that we demand in training, it is no surprise that people will pick up injuries and break down at the end of a long, hard tour: England coach Andy Flower, mentioning the reason for the spate of injuries.

It is a bit of a different side, but there are a lot of guys there who have played one-day cricket for Australia. I think we've still got a well-balanced one-day side going into this last game, and we are taking a lot of confidence into it. We are still the number one one-day side in the world so hopefully we win this series 6-1: Mitchell Johnson saying that the confidence in the camp was rising all the time.